The wolf hunt
The hunt is on, and so is the controversy. State officials have approved a limited wolf hunting and trapping season in three areas in the Upper Peninsula in November and Decembe.
View ArticleIf a law doesn't work
Here's why Americans think lawmakers are lamebrains. Michigan Legislature relaxed restrictions for the state fireworks law in 2012. Bottle rockets, aerial cakes, Roman candles, and firecrackers are now...
View ArticleTell me again
First, the government plays politics with IRS non-profit accounts. Then, the government grabs phone records from the Associated Press.
View ArticleHello Washington?
According to Rasmussen Reports, only 24 percent of Americans are confident that the federal government does the right thing most of the tim.
View ArticleA few sounds
Here are a few sounds I like - and don't like. A baby crying. Wind chimes blowing gently. Children giggling in yards. Thumping car stereo. Quiet before a storm. Water lapping the side of a boat.
View ArticlePray for devastation
It had to be a slip, didn't it? Jim (where's my rain slicker) Cantore of the Weather Channel was giving an update on Tropical Storm Chantal earlier this week. While the storm would have little effect...
View ArticleGovernment spying
Some people in this country are unconcerned with government spying. "That's just silly," they'll say when questioned about eavesdropping by the National Security Agency. Their innocence is so cute.
View ArticleRoad construction
We all should be looking forward to improved roadways as area communities begin road construction projects. Maybe it has to do with fiscal year budgets, but it always seems these projects begin right...
View ArticleAnswer the phone
Time for a few random observations and comments. - If vending machines and business telephones must have non-humans talking to us, let's be real. The voices should at least sound human.
View ArticleA new privileged class
"If you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan." - President Barack Obama, Aug. 11, 2009 Oops. My bad. That depends, CNN News says: "...
View ArticleToo much to bear
Thank goodness the government is running again. While the shutdown didn't appear to affect this area too much, the talking heads on TV were becoming too much to bear. The left says this, the right says...
View ArticleAlways on the ball
Discussing the time change, a friend asks the obvious question no one dares ask: Why do we change our clocks? After some investigation, the long answer is the time change idea was first proposed in...
View ArticleFor Sale signs in the yards
Congratulations to the winners of the local city elections. Your jobs are just beginning. This won't be easy if you want to be successful. If you cannot push for progress, at least don't block it.
View ArticleMust be cursed
The office of the presidency must be cursed. Nice guys move into the White House, and they turn into evil villains. Take President Bush, for example. He was a friendly, likable guy going in.
View ArticleFor which I am not thankful
Many people at this time of year are making a list of items for which they are thankful. My list is so long it would be impossible to number - life, family, health, freedom, career, etc., etc.
View ArticleShut up and drive
Honestly, this is a true story. I couldn't make this one up. A group of us are busy working on stories and laying out pages here in The Daily News newsroom.
View ArticlePsychopathic personalities
It's no surprise that journalists are rumored to have psychopathic personalitie.
View ArticleBygone era
There was a time when air travel was a special experience. Male passengers wore slacks, and shirts and ties, or at the very least a smart sweater. Women donned dresses, skirts, nylons and high heel.
View ArticleBlack bear envy
This year's bitter cold winter makes you envious of black bears. At least they get to hibernate during all of this cold weather. Actually, there are some good things about the cold weather.
View ArticleLegitimate concerns
Lots of people wanted Edward Snowden's hide when the former Central Intelligence Agency employee and National Security Agency contractor made public a vast network of government spying activities.
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